José Curbelo
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José Curbelo
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José Curbelo was a Cuban-born American pianist and manager. Curbelo was a key figure in Latin jazz in New York City in the 1940s and helped to popularize Mambo and the cha cha dance in the 1950s. Both of Curbelo's parents were born in Cuba, but his father had studied classical violin in the United States before returning to play with the Havana Philharmonic. He studied under Pedro Menendez as a child and graduated from the Molinas Conservatory at age 15. In the 1930s he played with Cuban orchest
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American pianist and manager
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Curbelo
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2024-04-11T08:48:10Z
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